Ridley Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania, listed as Catch and release by Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.
1 USGS gauge on the water reports flow. 3 guides and 1 shop nearby are listed here.
Ridley Creek is a freestone river in Pennsylvania.
Pick one of its USGS gauges and hear from us when the flow moves into or out of its usual range for the date, or crosses a flow you set. We check the public USGS reading every 2 hours and email only when it crosses, at most once every 6 hours. Flow alone is not a fishing forecast or a safety call.
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Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Gauges, shops and guides within 40 miles
Map of Ridley Creek: gauges, shops and guides
Map of Ridley Creek with 1 USGS gauge.
Restrooms within 2 miles of Ridley Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.
Map of the restroom near Ridley Creek
Skip the map; every place is in the list belowMap of 1 restroom near Ridley Creek, numbered as in the list, with the water’s point marked.
Not rated yet — be the first to tell other anglers if it's clean.
Mapped on OpenStreetMap · see or fix it on the map
Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Little Valley CreekLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Valley Creek.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Valley CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Valley Creek.
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Pickering CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pickering Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 16 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not East Branch Brandywine CreekSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Brandywine Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 18 mi
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not French CreekFishing Creek from PA Route 150, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not French Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 19 mi
Fly-fishing onlyRepresentative photo · not White Clay CreekSpring Creek in Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not White Clay Creek.
Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.
Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water.
On the Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
On the Catch-and-Release Fly-Fishing Only list (Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, read 2026-10-24). All waters with this designation
Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.
Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.
10.9 of 21.9 mi on public land
+10 smaller areas
Nothing on this page grants or implies access.
Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.
Pike Twp, PA · 39 mi
Walk-and-wade · Drift boat · Gunnison & Colorado
Nearby
What 3 nearby guide websites mention: what guides advertise, not a survey or a promise of what you will catch.
Named on 3 nearby guide websites
8 hatches charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Blue Quill (April) · Hendrickson (April) · Quill Gordon (April) · Green drake (May) · Mayflies (best hatches) (May) · Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies (June to September) · and 2 more on the chart
None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.
No hub within 40 miles
A practical checklist for fly fishing small mountain trout streams: a short 3–4 weight rod, light line, a few buoyant dries and simple wet-wading gear, with estimated prices and where to buy.
7′6″–8′6″ rod, 3–4 weight, floating line · Brook, cutthroat, rainbow and brown trout
Open the checklistSeams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.
Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.
Not sponsored All videos on nymphing
Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Ridley Creek.
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Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.
A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.
Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: the USGS gauge Ridley Creek at Media, PA. Water type is our own classification.
Caution: Rising water: fishable, but watch the level
No water temperature here.
At Ridley Creek at Media, PA (USGS 01476480) Provisional USGS data
USGS 01476480
What the agencies suggest
Stand back from the shoreline and be aware of surroundingsRhode Island Department of Environmental Management
General guidance from the readings and the published lines named above, not a fishing forecast. Local rules and closures come first.
Reading Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST · provisional USGS data
Normal for Nov 5 Rising · 24 h
Discharge, last 7 days: 169 readings from Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT to Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST; ranging 12.6 to 19.9 ft³/s; latest 19.9 ft³/s.
USGS provisional data may be revised. Source: USGS instantaneous values.
| Time | Discharge (ft³/s) | Gauge height (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 5:30 PM EST | 19.9 | 3.36 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 PM EST | 19 | 3.35 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 PM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 PM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 PM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 PM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 11:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 10:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 9:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 8:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 7:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 6:30 AM EST | 18.1 | 3.34 |
| Nov 5, 5:30 AM EST | 17.2 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 4:30 AM EST | 17.2 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 3:30 AM EST | 17.2 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 2:30 AM EST | 17.2 | 3.33 |
| Nov 5, 1:30 AM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 5, 12:30 AM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 PM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 11:30 AM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 10:30 AM EST | 16.5 | 3.32 |
| Nov 4, 9:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 8:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 7:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 6:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 5:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 4:30 AM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 4, 3:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 4, 2:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 4, 1:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 4, 12:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 PM EST | 15.7 | 3.31 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 11:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 10:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 9:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 8:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 7:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 6:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 5:30 AM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 3, 4:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 3, 3:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 3, 2:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 3, 1:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 3, 12:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 11:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 10:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 9:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 8:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 2, 7:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 6:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 5:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 4:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 3:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 2:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 1:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 2, 12:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 PM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 PM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 PM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 PM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 PM EST | 14.9 | 3.3 |
| Nov 1, 11:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 10:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 9:30 AM EST | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Nov 1, 8:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 7:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 6:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 5:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 4:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 3:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 2:30 AM EST | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EST | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Nov 1, 1:30 AM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Nov 1, 12:30 AM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 11:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 10:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 9:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 8:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 7:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 6:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 5:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 4:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 3:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 2:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 1:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 31, 12:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 PM EDT | 14.1 | 3.29 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 PM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 11:30 AM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 30, 10:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 9:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 8:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 7:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 6:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 5:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 4:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 3:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 2:30 AM EDT | 13.4 | 3.28 |
| Oct 30, 1:30 AM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 30, 12:30 AM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 11:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 10:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 9:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 8:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 7:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
| Oct 29, 6:30 PM EDT | 12.6 | 3.27 |
Normal for Nov 5: 13–35 ft³/s (middle half of 38 years of record). Now: 19.9 ft³/s, normal.
Normal for this date. 19.9 ft³/s is between the 25th and 75th percentiles of daily mean flow for Nov 5 at this gauge over 38 years of record (1987–2026): 10th 10, 25th 13, median 18, 75th 35, 90th 59 ft³/s.
Daily means on record for Nov 5: lowest 8.51 ft³/s, highest 142 ft³/s.
Classes as USGS labels them (hyswap: flow categories (WDFN_stats schema) (U.S. Geological Survey) ); percentiles from the USGS daily statistics (U.S. Geological Survey) (approved daily means; the reading is provisional and instantaneous).
Rising over 24 hours: discharge up 20.6%, from 16.5 to 19.9 ft³/s. Rising or falling means a change of more than 10% in discharge (or 0.2 ft of gauge height) over 24 hours; our rule of thumb, not a USGS class.
The National Weather Service has no flood-stage gauge here, so no official flood category is shown.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer: the trout lines Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission uses are 60°F, 70°F and 72°F.
This gauge is on our page for Ridley Creek, but no agency page we read lists its species.
Rising water. Rising over the last 24 hours (discharge up 20.6%). Keep your way back to the bank in sight and watch the level while you fish. “Rising” is our rule of thumb: more than 10% in discharge or 0.2 ft of gauge height in 24 hours, not a USGS or NWS class.
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
Checked Nov 5, 6:21 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.
Catch and releaseRepresentative photo · not Little Valley CreekLittle Lehigh Creek at Allentown, Pennsylvania, upstream from Lehigh Street. Photo: Tim Kiser ( w:User:Malepheasant ), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Not Little Valley Creek.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not Valley CreekFishing on Yellow Breeches Creek at Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Photo: Staecker, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Not Valley Creek.
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not Pickering CreekLetort Spring Run from a bridge on the Letort Spring Run Nature Trail, Carlisle. Photo: Morsea24, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Pickering Creek.
Pennsylvania · about 16 mi
Delayed HarvestRepresentative photo · not East Branch Brandywine CreekSunrise on Penns Creek, Union County, Pennsylvania. Photo: WiiWillieWiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not East Branch Brandywine Creek.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not French CreekFishing Creek from PA Route 150, Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not French Creek.
Running well nowRepresentative photo · not White Clay CreekSpring Creek in Talleyrand Park, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. Photo: Nicholas A. Tonelli, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not White Clay Creek.
Delaware · about 21 mi
Rainbow, brown & brook trout
39cfsFlow now · normal for the date
